This commit adds functionality so that aliases that are manipulated on
leader indices are replicated by the shard follow tasks to the follower
indices. Note that we ignore write indices. This is due to the fact that
follower indices do not receive direct writes so the concept is not
useful.
Relates #41815
This commit modifies the put follow index action to use a
CcrRepository when creating a follower index. It routes
the logic through the snapshot/restore process. A
wait_for_active_shards parameter can be used to configure
how long to wait before returning the response.
This commit uses the index settings version so that a follower can
replicate index settings changes as needed from the leader.
Co-authored-by: Martijn van Groningen <martijn.v.groningen@gmail.com>
* Changed the auto follow stats to also include follow stats.
* Renamed the auto follow stats api to stats api and changed its url path
from `/_ccr/auto_follow/stats` `/_ccr/stats`.
* Removed `/_ccr/stats` url path for the follow stats api, which makes
the index parameter a required parameter.
* Fixed docs.
This commit is our first introduction to cross-cluster replication
docs. In this commit, we introduce the cross-cluster replication API
docs. We also add skelton docs for additional content that will be added
in a series of follow-up commits.
Lisa Cawley
James Rodewig
Jason Tedor
Tim Brooks
Josh Soref
Martijn van Groningen